Brian Pothier and Wade Redden also scored for Ottawa, a point behind
Philadelphia and Toronto for the Eastern Conference lead.

"It's very important right now to gain ground," Senators defenseman Zdeno
Chara said. "The standings are so close you have to always be looking ahead.
You want to have some room by the time March comes around."

Pothier opened the scoring midway through the first period with his first
goal of the season, beating goalie Felix Potvin on his glove side. Redden made
it 2-0 on a power-play 40 seconds into the second, and Havlat added a power
play-goal at 1:57.

"We can do a better job staying disciplined and staying focused," Bruins
coach Mike Sullivan said. "It's important against teams like Ottawa to have a
good start."

Havlat scored his second goal of the night at 7:17 of the third, beating
Potvin with a one-timer.

"With the way we're playing right now we give ourselves a chance to win
every night," Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson said. "We want to keep
climbing. This was a four-point game and we got a bit more room against Boston,
but we have to keep pushing."